461 Second Clue (1)

As soon as a system message reminds you that you feel a powerful Dark Energy, the Black Energy emanates from inside the Iron Gate.

Immediately, Ian stopped walking and sighed with his eyes wide open, Remus next to him.

“Oh my god...! ”

Ian, who doesn't know why Remus groans, asks him.

“What's the matter, Remus? ”

Remus' mouth slowly opens as he stares at the dark energy spreading out without a word for a moment.

“Ladeus, this must be the power of Ladeus. ”

“Ladeus...? Who is it?”

When Ian asks, Remus, who was trembling for a moment, bites his lip and answers.

“A man who was one of Charleon's minions, once a great wizard of our kingdom of ElKarik. ”

“Hmm…? ”

“So, Ian, think about the Lacamer you killed in the Branch. Ladeus is also the death penalty for Lacamer. ”

“ ……! ”

"Lacamere," Ian couldn't help but panic this time.

Even Ian, it was difficult to deal with a Lakamere-class dark sorcerer alone.

‘If it were here, it wouldn't be a boss monster...' Are you in the Epic Mob? ’

In Kailan, even monsters of the same grade differ in combat strength depending on what position they appear in the dungeon.

Radeus may be a little weaker than Lacamer, but it is true.

‘What should I do? If it weren't for the quest, I could have tried it. ’

First, Ian decided to check one of the most important facts.

“Remus.”

“Hmm?"

“Is this Ladeus, one of the psychics who controls the puppet king? ”

If Ladeus is one of the psychics, he must fight without fail.

That's why Ian asked me first.

When Ian asks, the slightly surprised Remus shakes his head and answers.

“No, Ladeus is not a psychic. They're deeper into the Resistance. ”

“I see. That's a relief.... ”

“But how did you know about the existence of the psychic? ”

Remus was surprised.

He hadn't told Ian about the psychic yet.

It is natural for NPCs who do not know the existence of ‘Quest Window’ to be surprised.

Ian gives a rough talk about him.

“I think we need to find another way, Remus. ”

“What if…? ”

“I can't seem to get into that engine room. Taking on a dark sorcerer as powerful as Lakamer in this situation is too great a risk. ”

Then Ladeus nods and answers.

“Clearly...... I think you're right. ”

Ian continued.

“Is there any other way into the Resistance? ”

Remus hears Ian's question and thinks.

“Hmm, another way.... ”

Then, an unexpected message rang out before Ian's ears.

- Tyring!

- The "Necklace Fragment of the King (A) (Seal)" item begins to experience the Dark Energy.

- A massive dark force senses you.

- Explosive Quests Occurred!

“ ……! ”

Then a new quest window appeared in Ian's eyes.

- Radeus' ambition (Hidden).

Ladeus, a servant of Rich King Charleon, and former Grand Wizard of Elica's Kingdom.

He surrendered to Charleon's power and became his servant, but he had one great ambition.

A grand plan to one day surpass Charleon with dark magic and surrender him to take everything from the Rich King.

But even the dark god, Kadesh, has grown stronger and stronger, and Radeus' ambition has only grown further.

So Ladeus decided to secretly create the secret art of the forbidden.

Charleon would never tolerate anyone but himself becoming a recluse.

Ladeus hides in a rare corner of Elica's castle and begins his research to become the Rich King, avoiding Charleon's eyes and ears.

It may not be easy to be as powerful as Charleon, but at least I thought I could make up for the difference.

Ladeus had a genius head, and his secret skill was shortly completed.

But despite his secret art, he did not become a recluse.

It was because there was one crucial problem.

To become the Rich King, you need a powerful dark vessel that can hold the soul of the Rich King, and you don't have the ingredients to make it.

A powerful dark concentrate that does not exist in the human world.

In order to make a vessel of souls that would hold the soul of the Rich King, a material of pure dark power was needed.

So Ladeus himself went into the 'system of fame’ and sought dark ingredients.

Because of this, he mobilized to his priest, 'Lacamer,' and began to search for scattered 'necklace pieces of the king.’

It is because if we collect all the fragments and complete the necklace of the king, we can summon the king and lead the way to the kingdom.

But now, Ladeus has found the power of the monarch in you.

Because he's going to try to take the necklace from you somehow.

Defeat Ladeus and stop his dangerous desires.

Quest Difficulty: SSS

Quest Condition: Contains the item ‘Necklace Fragment of the King’.

User who has completed the ‘Latafel Underground Branch' dungeon.

Timeout: 25 minutes

* Defeat Ladeus to complete the quest.

* This quest cannot be rejected.

* Reward: 'Necklace of the King Fragment (B) (Seal)’

Skull Wand of Ladeus.

Dark adra.

A new quest that suddenly appeared at an unexpected time.

It was a surprise quest that literally appeared, but the contents of the quest were not simple.

As a result, Ian read down the quest window despite not having much time.

I knew it! I knew it! ’

The ‘Necklace Fragment of the King’ item that caused this explosion quest to appear.

This necklace was a clue to Ian's presumption that he could summon "the king of lords," a watchman guarding the path to the kingdom.

When I first heard about it from Gripper, a place called 'The Order’ that was vague about how to go began to rise up gradually as I carried out hidden quests.

“Whew, is there no other way? ”

Ian mumbles in a low voice, slowly walking towards the engine room.

Surprised Remus tries to stop Ian, but he has no choice but to remain steady.

It was because Ladeus, who had just opened the door of the engine room, appeared in front of Ian.

Ian fixes the spirit king's judgment and opens his mouth to Ladeus.

“Are you Ladeus? ”

A white beard with long, white hair.

In contrast to him, the man wearing a black robe opened his mouth slightly surprised.

“Yes, I am Ladeus. How do you know me? ”

After becoming a servant of Charleon, Ladeus has never been out of the shadows.

Because of this, he was surprised that Ian recognized him.

But even before Ian answered, Ladeus was able to find the answer to his question.

“Lemus, I think you're making fun of me. ”

Remus was the king of the kingdom of Elica, and Ladeus was the great wizard of the kingdom of Elica.

A situation in which Ladeus would naturally have to be treated with respect.

However, the relationship between the two was a colleague who established the kingdom of Elika in an equal relationship before the king and the Imperial Wizard.

Moreover, the decisive reason why the Kingdom of Elika was handed over to the Rich King was the betrayal of Ladeus.

Therefore, in the present situation, the relationship between the two was not just more than an enemy or less.

Remus trembles and opens his mouth to Ladeus.

“You're good at saying it's a pierced mouth. How does it feel to be the Rich King's dog? ”

But Ladeus was not at all pleased with Remus' anger and ridicule.

Rather, he came one step closer to Ian and only smiled.

“Hehe, seeing you with Remus gives me a sense of what happened. ”

“What?”

“I was wondering why you're just a man and you have fragments of the king. ”

He knows Remus is trapped deep in a dungeon in Latafel territory.

And the man guarding it was his priest, Lakamer.

But the fact that Remus is here with Ian is tantamount to the fact that Lacamer, who guards the encephalogram, is dead.

Then it must have been Ian who killed Lacamer and explained to him that he had the fragment of the king in his hand.

It was Lacamer who was helping him gather fragments of the monarch.

Ladeus continues.

“No matter what method you used, if you defeated my priests, you wouldn't be normal. ”

Ladeus stares at Ian with a strange expression of anger and curiosity.

But Ian was just a nuisance.

I just want to go fast and complete all these matching quests quickly.

“Mister, unlike what it looks like, there's a lot of talk. I don't have much time. Come on. ”

And with Ian's provocation, the face of Ladeus, which had never been greatly visible, began to gloat.

“Hey, you can't tell by beating the priest! ”

Kuo-!

A huge wave of darkness begins to erupt around Ladeus.

Radeus' image gives a very strong sense of power.

However, for some reason, Ian's expression seemed more comfortable than the war.

‘If you don't have to worry about getting caught, it won't be a bad idea to fight. ’

The information Ian obtained through the quest window was not just a clue to the ascension of the Necklace of Pluto.

It contained a story about Ladeus, which allowed us to understand why he was here.

According to the contents of the quest window, Ladeus was also hiding here from the eyes of the Rich King, and at least this stairwell was a safe place from the attention of the guards.

Ian grins and provokes Ladeus one more time.

“I'm afraid I'll have to take the other fragments you have. ”

“ ……! ”

“I have some business with the commandment too. ”

Radeus' eyes widened greatly.

It was because Ian said that there was so much information that no ordinary ‘human' could ever know.

“He's much more dangerous than I expected. ”

Goooooo-!

Radeus raises his staff, and a great whirlpool of darkness surrounds him.

The round dark energy began to disperse, and then became a small mass, creating one or two shapes.

Ian has seen enough of the dark golems and skeletons, including the Destiny, to date.

Among the forms of darkness, Ian revealed a shadow of a mystery he had never even seen.